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The Pushed-Over Life of Erika or Why I Wish I Wasn't So Nice

I know it's been a long time since I've posted, and that I should probably put up some obligatory "Here's our new house!" or "here's how our puppy's growing!" pictures (don't worry, we'll get there as soon as we unpack the cord for the camera), but what I've got is this. I am too nice. Well, most likely I'm not, but there are times when I wish I wasn't quite so nice...like right now. I'm sitting in my office, trying to make DVDs to give out to all my students at their final tomorrow (too nice?), but it's taking WAY longer because I've allowed them extra time, and at least one student turned their documentary in in the wrong format, and Handbrake is taking A LONG time to capture her five minute documentary (it's counting up, not down...), and two students who said they were turning in revisions haven't turned them in at all. So right now, I'm making a resolution to stick to the deadlines I create for my ...